DOUGLAS PARK LIMITED
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Cash
£9.5M
-6.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£16M
+45.4% vs 2024
Employees
341
+11.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£6.4M
-33% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £219,727,467 | £237,988,696 | +8.3% | |
| Operating profit | £11,435,426 | £8,613,978 | -24.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £9,567,862 | £6,413,179 | -33% | |
| Net profit | £7,107,708 | £4,877,909 | -31.4% | |
| Cash | £10,175,067 | £9,506,519 | -6.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £10,882,287 | £15,781,988 | +45% | |
| Net assets | £10,753,347 | £15,631,256 | +45.4% | |
| Equity | £10,753,347 | £15,631,256 | +45.4% | |
| Average employees | 306 | 341 | +11.4% | |
| Wages | £10,470,717 | £11,526,819 | +10.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.2% | 3.6% | |
| Net margin | 3.2% | 2.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 105.1% | 54.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 77.8% | 77.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.27x | 1.18x | |
| Interest cover | 6.12x | 3.91x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Thomas Barrie & Co LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors are of the opinion that the financial statements should be prepared on a going concern basis. In forming this opinion, the directors have considered forecasts prepared taking into account the information currently available as well as several severe downside scenarios. The group's balance sheet has strong reserves and trading since the year end has been good, there is no reason to believe that the group's current funding and liquidity position is not sufficient.”
Significant events
- “On 31 December 2024 the Company acquired the assets of the BMW and MINI dealerships at Seafield Road in Edinburgh from the Peter Vardy Group.”
- “The company, Park's of Hamilton (Holdings) Limited, Park's of Hamilton (Townhead Garage) Limited, Park's (Ayr) Limited and Park's of Hamilton (Coach Hirers) Limited have entered into cross guarantees in respect of each company's indebtedness to the HSBC UK Bank plc. The company has entered into cross guarantees with Park's of Hamilton (Holdings) Limited, Park's of Hamilton (Townhead Garage) Limited and Park's (Ayr) Limited in respect of each company's indebtedness to Santander Consumer (UK) plc.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOBLE, Alasdair George | Secretary | 2017-10-06 | — | — |
| CUMMING, William | Director | 2006-05-04 | Jan 1967 | British |
| MACKAY, Ian Barron | Director | — | Feb 1949 | British |
| NOBLE, Alasdair George | Director | 2017-11-17 | May 1972 | British |
| PARK, Graeme Thomas | Director | 2012-10-04 | Jan 1984 | British |
| PARK, Ross William | Director | 2010-04-06 | Dec 1981 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DONNACHIE, Gerard | Secretary | — | 2017-10-06 |
| BROWN, Steve | Director | 2006-05-04 | 2007-11-05 |
| BRYCE, Alexander Stewart | Director | 2010-04-06 | 2022-05-31 |
| COLE, Ian Edward | Director | 2001-11-01 | 2003-01-31 |
| COLE, Ian Edward | Director | — | 1990-12-14 |
| DONNACHIE, Gerard | Director | 1990-09-01 | 2017-11-03 |
| HARE, Robert Brown | Director | 2019-04-06 | 2026-04-05 |
| HEATH, David | Director | 1995-12-15 | 1999-07-26 |
| KERR, Alastair Monteith | Director | 1991-06-07 | 1993-03-29 |
| MILLER, John | Director | 1995-12-15 | 2003-06-30 |
| MILTON, Robert William | Director | — | 1992-03-31 |
| PARK, Douglas Ireland | Director | 2015-11-01 | 2024-10-29 |
| PARK, Douglas Ireland | Director | — | 2015-06-23 |
| ROBERTSON, William | Director | 1995-12-15 | 1999-03-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parks Of Hamilton (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 172 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-10 | 466(Scot) | mortgage | Mortgage alter floating charge with number | |
| 2026-03-04 | 466(Scot) | mortgage | Mortgage alter floating charge with number | |
| 2026-03-04 | 466(Scot) | mortgage | Mortgage alter floating charge with number | |
| 2026-02-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-02-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-12-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-15 | 466(Scot) | mortgage | Mortgage alter floating charge with number | |
| 2025-01-15 | 466(Scot) | mortgage | Mortgage alter floating charge with number | |
| 2025-01-15 | 466(Scot) | mortgage | Mortgage alter floating charge with number | |
| 2025-01-07 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-12-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.